BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Business Administration major focuses on acquiring those competencies that constitute the accepted body of knowledge in the discipline as those competencies apply to administering a for-profit corporate organization. This major is also directed at students who wish to pursue a Masters in Business Administration.

The competencies achieved in the Business Administration major are the ability to:

• Analyze, within the context of the environment within which a for-profit organization operates, complex business problems, and apply appropriate techniques to solve these problems
• Evaluate and understand complex ethical issues and develop appropriate policies to address these
• Conduct quantitative analysis and research appropriate for the management of for-profit organizations
• Understand and apply management principles and skills, including organizational behavior and interpersonal communication, to engage in effective group work
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Use accounting data to make effective financial and operating decisions
• Manage operations efficiently in the production of goods and/or services.

The course sequence for a major in business administration is as follows:

Freshmen

MN 110S Principles of Management and Leadership
MN 271S Principles of Accounting
MN 272S Management Information Systems

Sophomore

EC 281S Microeconomics
EC 282S Macroeconomics
MN 260M Statistical Methods in Management and Economics
MN 278S Business Law

Junior

MN 220 Quantitative Methods for Management and Economics
IB 369S Principles of Marketing
MN 310 Operations Management
MN 371 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
MN 377 Introduction to Business Finance or IB 378 Investment Finance

Senior

MN 372 Accounting II
MN 376 Human Resource Management
MN 498 Business Policy and Strategic Management

Business Administration majors are required to complete each course with a grade of C- or better. Students who major in business administration may not also major or minor in management.

For course descriptions, see Management and International Business.